Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26
THE MECCA OF AMERICA.
Ali is BustIe and Sir as the NatiODa
Capital Preparing for the Sea-
son OF Festivities.
Some Of the Handsome women Who will
Reign as Society Queens this Winter.
Many Millions Represented.


Many Millions Represented.
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, NV. 23.-The city is be-
ginning to fill up for the winter, and there
are evidences on every hand that the ep
preaching session Of Congress will draw
70 Washington larger contingent OF PEG
pie who will pass the winter here thar
has ever appeared here. Socially the
winter will be replete with entertain
ments CT every description. Weddings,
balls, receptions, high teas, dinner par
ties, diplomatic feasts, and all other
forms Of social pleasure will follow close
upon esch other until the lenten season,
the last of February, covers the gay par
Elephants with ashes and stops the merri-
ment. Washington is becoming more
and more winter city whose attractions
for the residents OF New York, Pniladel-
phia, and Boston TO say moth
ing Of the innumerable smaller
cities, are most aIluring in the winter.
Il is utterly unlike any other place on
this side of the Atlantic. II has no trade
or commerce. TO the old-time aristo-
cratic population there hiss been added 8
large class OF citizens from other cities
who have fixed incomes and are not de-
pendent upon the fluctuations of trade.
They 40 not care to live in "ousiness
city," so they come to Washington. In
sddition to this feature of Westinghouse
sttraCtiveness, the climate here is charm
ing TO people who have been accustomed
to five months of snow each year, and g
low thermometer constantly staring them
in the face. That is why people come
here, and [ will now endeavor to tell you
who is coming this winter. Lots and lots
of people are coming, from all parts of
the country, and many foreigners will
winter here.
Among the handsome women in sena-
toriel circles, the one who undoubtedly
takes the palm for beauty is Mrs. Davis
of Minnesota, wife of Senator Davis. She
is marvelously handsome woman Of
purely English type of beauty. Her COM
plexjgn is faultl6ss, her eyes a grayish
blue large ana well opened, a perfect
RouEs, and 9Th g manner so gracious
End Sardial SEat you are made to feel per-
ffectlya at eSs6 even on first acquaintance.
Her husband is the antipodes Of his beau
tiful wife. When I tell you he is the
mortal image OF General Ben Butler, l
need not describe him further. he is,
however, twenty-five years younger than
Butler. He is 3 good fellow,
and q braiHy man withsl. An
other lady who mas been in Washington
more or less since her marriage, and
VINO Will pass the winter here is Mrs
Pulitzer, q former resident of George
town, where she is we'll known as Miss
Davis, one of the bellies Of Washington
in her girlhCOd days. SdeIs pronounced
brunette, with deep, lustrous, Oriental
eyes and with g frankness Of manner
which made her the center of attraction
OF a very wide circle of friends. Mr..
Pulitzer found his wife about three years
ago il Georgetown, although he had
known her long before that Fortune
has not spoiled her, as it does some peo-
pie, and she will be the same gracious,
kindly dame, queenly III her matronlY
beauty, that she was as me beautiful girl
WHO turned more heads than any young
lady OF her time. She has been greatly
admired in New York, where beautiful
women may be seen by the score, and she
has held her own ground among many
rivals for social supremacy and admira-
ton.
Another lovely woman who will be the
guest of Mrs. Dahlgren this winter is the
Princess PonistoWskI. She is an Ameri-
can woman who married the grandson of
that famous Polish General, Poniatowski,
whom Napoleon 1. made an imperial mar
shall when he went on his Inflated Russian
campaign. Students of French history
will recall the romantic tale, and how
Poniatowski was drowned just as his
life's dream-the restoration of the an
cient kingdom Of Poland to it's integrity
was about to be accomplished. AS Miss
Maud Ely-Goddard, the Princess Ponia-
toWski will be remembered as one OF the
stateliest and handsomest Of the Ameri-
can women celebrated for their beauty.
Mrs. Delaney Kane, wife Of Colonel
Delaney Kane, is another celebrated
woman who will grace Washington society
this season. She is very wealthy and will
entertain megnifcently. 1 also learn that
Mrs. Thurlow Weed Barnes (the lovely
daughter of John A. Morris of New Or
leans) will be here next month. Her
father gave her $1,000, 600 on her wedding
day, end IS she has all this money, besides
most excellent taste, her social entertain
menus mere auu ueE uOus6uO1u OStaUllSu-
ment should be something very nearly
perfection.
A whole contingent from New York up
pertendom is expected here in January
Among them will be Mr.. and Mrs. Orme
Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob
Astor, and was married last yesr. MIR.
HOrme Wilson is the son of Robert T. Will
son, formerly Of Georgia, She is not one
of the beauties of New York, but is a very
great favorite with everybody, because
of her admirable qualities as q
hostess and true womanly worth that
would make her fortune even If she had
not been the pet daughter of million
aire. Then there will be Mrs. Lloyd
Bryce, wife of Congressman Bryce of
New York. she is daughter of ex-
Mayor Cooper of New York, and has over
a million in her own right, her snare of
the old glue-meker, her grandfather. Her
husband is young man equally as rich
as his wife, and spIenGid good fellow
with it all. Mrs. Bryce Will chaperone
eeverslgoupg ladies from New York on
their.vfSits here this winter.